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Students' attitudes towards computer testing in a basic science course
R W Ogilvie1, T C Trusk, A V Blue
1Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, USA.
Objectives:
The introduction of computerized testing offers several advantages for test administration, however, little research has examined students' attitudes toward computerized testing. This paper, reports the attitudes of 202 students in a first year cell biology and histology course toward computerized testing and its influence on their study habits over a three year period.
Design And Methods:
Multiple choice and image-based extra credit examinations and summative image-based examinations have been successfully administered in the course. The results indicate that students readily accept computer exams and that their study habits were influenced in a positive manner by the computer administered extra-credit examinations.
Results:
Our results provide further evidence that medical students like the use of computer administered examinations and that the examinations may actually accentuate the learning experience.